MEDICAL NOTEBOOKS

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0103 MS ADD 261
Held at	: University College London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll ›
Full title	: MEDICAL NOTEBOOKS
Date(s)	: 1744-1931
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 3 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Various
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Collection of miscellaneous medical material, 1744-1931, including 14 notebooks, comprising anatomical notes taken from a course of Dr John Hunter's lectures in 1774; a commentary, 1857, on Dr Alexander Munro's Osteology; notes by J Talfourd Jones on lectures on medical subjects, 1860-1863; notes on experiments in physiology by E H Starling, 1892; miscellaneous other notes, 1744-c1910 and undated. There are also printed reports of Manchester Public Infirmary and Lunatic Hospital, 1779-1780, 1786-1787, and of Manchester Lying-In Hospital, Salford, 1807-1812 (14 items, including some duplicates); miscellaneous photographs and negatives, 1889-1931 and undated, including some of tourist spots.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
Mainly English, some Latin

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Finding aids:

The collection has been partially listed. Please contact Special Colletions for further information.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred from the Thane Library at University College London in 1977.

Allied Materials

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Description Notes

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Date(s) of descriptions:
1999